’Israel’ Presses Forward Plans for Seminary in Occupied Al-Quds

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"Israel" on Thursday approved a further stage in plans to build a nine-story seminary in the heart of a densely-populated Palestinian neighborhood near al-Quds' Old City.

According to "Israeli" sources, the committee threw out an appeal tabled by a left-wing council member and approved a new stage in plans for a tower block in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied east al-Quds.

Should the plans be approved by the district planning committee, construction could begin within the coming year.

It might take six months to a year until it gets final approval for them to start building.

The building will be used as a "yeshiva", or Jewish seminary, for ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian residential neighborhood located to the north of the Old City.

Located on the road which links the Old City to Mount Scopus, the area is considered a strategic location and illegal settlement groups have made persistent efforts to take control of its land.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team